Oxford Immunology

Researchers at the Centre for Immuno-Oncology and @Ludwig_Cancer Oxford have identified a new CD8+T- cell epitope of the MAGE-type P1A tumour antigens. This work will aid in developing new #cancer immunotherapies 💉#OxfordCancer Learn more 👉 ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/cancer-va…

#TuesdayReads from Zitzmann Lab! This study presents a MALDI-MS method using machine learning to spot real vs. fake vaccines, helping protect global vaccine supply chains. #VaccineSafety #ZitzmannLab 📝Read more: nature.com/articles/s4154… @BiochemOxford @OxfordMedSci #KavliOxford

Please follow us over on Bluesky: @immunologyoxford.bsky.social - see you there!

Dr Geetanjali Kapoor @OneHealthTrust will deliver six talks/webinars in Oxford 9-15 Oct on #AMR surveillance best practice, with support from the #HamiedFoundation Join & more info: bit.ly/3zB90qm @FlemingFund @TropMedOxford @MORUBKK @NDMOxford @bugwonk @ChristianeDole1

Professor Ahmed Ahmed and His Team Awarded Funding To Create World’s First Ovarian Cancer Prevention Vaccine imm.ox.ac.uk/news/professor… wrh.ox.ac.uk/news/funding-t…

We're thrilled to announce @chewapreecha is shortlisted for the #InspiringWomenInScience Award! Claire uses genomics to combat melioidosis, a deadly neglected tropical disease. Learn more about her work and the full shortlist: go.nature.com/4dsmLp0

new reference genomes for Anopheles marshallii, maculipalpis, and coustani! (links below). Please use these genomes and get in touch if you are working on a human malaria vector that needs a reference genome -- we have funds to help.

Postdoc openings in our new PRESTO project: using modelling to explore in advance which types of vaccine trial will work best for future pandemics, with partners @CEPIvaccines. Join us at @PSIOxford Modeller tinyurl.com/57272ftj Statistical modeller tinyurl.com/4xzf6sjk

For the first in our 24/25 @bsicongress MIG Seminar Series, we're joined tomorrow by @HinksLab from @UniofOxford who'll be delivering a seminar entitled: "Airway mucosal immunology: macrolides, MAVS and MAITs?" 📅 26th September 🕐 12pm 📍Michael Smith Lecture Theatre

#Veterinary #Immunologists unite - we now have a fantastic opportunity to submit our research to one of the #BSI journals! Discovery Immunology has broadened its scope to include veterinary research. I am proud that I was able to bring this to fruition as the @britsocimm Vet Rep

A new study by the @OUCRU_Programme finds high acceptability rate for point-of-care testing to improve antibiotic use in 🇻🇳 pharmacies. With high rates of #AMR, this test provides pharmacists with an alternative product for patients. 💊 Read more 👉 ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/new-point…

An exciting study led by the Domingos group in @OxfordDPAG reveals new insights into the biological basis of obesity! KIR Professor @MichaelLDustin contributed to the study through access to our specialist lightsheet microscope. 🔬 Read about it here 👇 dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/new-paper…

Excellent @neutrophil2024 meeting once again! Amazing talks and posters yesterday and today! The field has definitely expanded and still growing!!

📢 NEW BSI TRAINING COURSE: Flow cytometry: making sense of multiparametric design Our specially tailored online course will give #WetLab life scientists the skills they need to take full advantage of multiparameter #FlowCytometry 💪 Register here 👉bit.ly/47upRaC

Time to show your appreciation for all the work done by the postdocs at the KIR! @UdalovaLab had each one of its postdocs receiving a personalised jellybean in recognition of their contributions. Thanks @irina_neutro for actively participating! #NPAW2024 #LovePostdocs

It is Postdoc Appreciation Week #NPAW2024 and we have lots of activities to celebrate our lovely postdoc community, including coffee drop-in sessions every morning, workshops and a photo corner where you have the chance to take a picture with your favourite postdocs. Please join!

We are so excited to share the next chapter of our tendon journey with you! This time we studied human quadriceps tendons. Our pre-print “Exploring cellular changes in ruptured human quadriceps tendons at single-cell resolution” is out now: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

New job opportunity 📢 Associate professor, immunity/inflammation/infection (defined broadly) especially welcome Come and join a great community of supportive colleagues! Deadline 25 October, please spread the word path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/associ…

Have you wondered whether mechanical force matters in early T-cell activation? 🙂 A perspective from @FritzscheLab @KirOxford @UniofOxford and Kruse Lab @unige_en pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

When exacerbations of severe #asthma occur despite being on type 2 biologics, what residual inflammation remains? In our latest paper from @OxfordBRC we show prednisolone caused broad down regulation of type 2 pathways in pts on mepolizumab. Full report: doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci…